Nov 7, 2021

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	Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: EU must put Northern Ireland’s interests as priority

	Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has urged the EU to put Northern Ireland’s interests first “rather than acting out of selfish interest”.

Lord Kilclooney: Protocol might be reason why no Northern Ireland freeport has been named

A letter from Lord Kilclooney of Armagh:

Henry McDonald: My family’s roots that bind us to Ypres and the Somme

With apologies to DH Lawrence our roots are not only bleeding but in this part of the world they are more tangled and intricately intertwined than we might first imagine.

Six injured in Belfast attack being treated as race hate crime

Six people sustained facial injuries in an attack police are treating as a race hate crime.

‘Survey exposes SF talk on border poll as spin’

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said that the latest poll on Irish unification shows Sinn Fein’s talk about a border poll to be “rhetoric and spin”.

Ben Lowry: A poll that finds support for the UK, the DUP and scrapping protocol checks – not something you hear reported very often

Here is something that you might be surprised to read.

John Major warns against ‘colossally stupid’ triggering of Article 16 in Brexit row

Former prime minister Sir John said the move would damage relations with the European Union and United States and could further destabilise Northern Ireland.

PCI finances are healthy despite Covid pandemic

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in a relatively good financial position, despite the difficulties and unprecedented challenges of the Covid pandemic of the past 18 months.

Police in Belfast investigate four drink spiking reports

Police in Belfast are investigating reports of a further four spiking incidents in the city.



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